Courtesy Photo Fifth-graders from Our Lady of Peace School in Wheeling deliver canned goods to the Catholic Charities Neighborhood Center in Wheeling Oct. 15.
WHEELING—Fifth-graders from Our Lady of Peace School in Wheeling delivered canned goods to the Catholic Charities Neighborhood Center in Wheeling Oct. 15. “Our students collected 3,194 cans!!” school officials said. “That equaled 2,643lbs!!! Thank you to our students and all of our families who donated to help the less fortunate.” The Catholic Charities Neighborhood Center is a comprehensive social service center located in Wheeling that serves individuals and families in Ohio, Marshall, and Belmont (Ohio) counties. The center runs several anti-hunger programs, including a food pantry, meals served on-site, and meals delivered to shut-ins throughout Wheeling. The center also provides assistance to those facing utility shut-offs, as well as help obtaining official documents like birth certificates and state IDs. The center offers a case management program in which families work with staff to identify barriers or obstacles on the path to greater self-sufficiency, and then set goals and action steps to work toward overcoming those barriers. For information about these and other services provided by the Neighborhood Center, call (304) 232-7157.